Free resources from Get Healthy West Georgia

Are you ready to improve your physical fitness? Lose weight? Help your family be more active? Check out all of the free resources available through Tanner's Get Healthy West Georgia initiative.

Get Healthy West Georgia is helping thousands of residents lose weight, exercise more and improve their nutrition through a combination of education, motivational support and online tools. With the right information and support for making healthy choices, Get Healthy West Georgia can help you find the motivation you need to create lasting lifestyle changes.

A big idea with hometown roots

Launched in 2011, Get Healthy West Georgia is a three-year initiative developed to improve nutrition, increase physical activity and reduce obesity in Carroll, Haralson and Heard counties. Led by Tanner Health System, Get Healthy West Georgia is made possible by an initial grant from the Community Foundation of West Georgia and support from additional sponsors.

With a goal of walking 1 million miles annually during the three-year initiative, Get Healthy West Georgia provides residents of all ages with the information, support and tools to “get healthy” through better nutrition and more exercise.

Healthy tip of the week.

Put the Fun Back Into Fitness

Top athletes and movie stars have the time and motivation to stay in great shape. The rest of us, though, often find it a challenge to fit fitness into our lives. It's a matter of attitude. If you view exercise as a chore or punishment, that makes it hard for you to do what's necessary. You'll secretly try to avoid it. Instead, start thinking of fitness as fun. If it's something you want to do, then you'll figure out ways to find time for it. For example, if the word "workout" sounds too much like work, think of it as "recreation." Use fitness as an excuse to get out and enjoy the beauties of nature—or as a chance to play with your children or your dog. When you see how much it adds to your life, you'll make time for it.

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Get Healthy, Live Well is dedicated to making west Georgia a healthier place to live and work and to helping you reach your personal health and wellness goals.

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